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Mid-Coast Audubon Wed, 03/10/2021 - 10:30am
Have you seen new and beautiful finches like these Crossbills this winter? Courtesy of Tom Johnson
Been seeing lots of unusual finches this winter? Mid-Coast Audubon and Camden Public Library will host a free online Zoom presentation about our northern finch winter visitors on Thursday, March 18 at 6 p.m. To register for the event, please email Julia Pierce (jpierce@librarycamden.org) to request the Zoom login information.
Irruptions of these fascinating birds from the north inspired Matthew Young to launch the Finch Research Network (FiRN) in fall 2020. Matthew will discuss what an irruption is, and highlight Redpolls, Pine Grosbeaks, Evening Grosbeaks, and the distribution and ecology of different Red Crossbill flight calls. Matt will also introduce FiRN and its citizen science opportunities.
Politics
“But what is government itself, but the greatest of all reflections on human nature?” –James Madison, Federalist 51
“They had one weapon left and both knew it: treachery.” –Frank Herbert, Dune “They had learned nothing, and forgotten nothing.” –Charles Maurice de Talleyrand-Périgord
Capitol Seizure
“Political Violence, Risk Aversion, and Non-Localized Disease Spread: Evidence from the U.S. Capitol Riot” (PDF) [NBER]. Smartphone data. “On January 6, 2021, the U.S. Capitol was sieged by rioters protesting certification of Joseph R. Biden’s election as the 46th president of the United States. The Director of the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) quickly predicted that the Riot would be a COVID-19 ‘surge event.’ This study is the first to estimate the impact of the Capitol Riot on risk-averting behavior and community-level spread of the novel coronavirus. …. [T]urning to COVID-19 case data, we find no evidence that the Capito
Northern Flicker | Image via The Macaulay Library
SC is home to hundreds of
year-round +
migrating bird species, each with their own characteristics, habits, and songs. You’ve likely
seen more of them lately at your feeders, on your fence posts, or swooping overhead. In South Carolina, we get to celebrate the arrival of winter finches like the
American Goldfinch
Since so many birds are active right now, you may be wondering what they all are and you don’t need a lot of expensive gear to figure it out. The most important things are your own two eyes…
and a little curiosity. If one of your new year’s resolutions was to
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Manu Minute with Dr. Patrick Hart, February 3rd, 2020. Field recordings from Macaulay Library at the Cornell Lab of Ornithology (ML55621).
Since they often roost on cliffs and forage close to shore, Noio, or Hawaiian black noddies, are one of the most commonly seen seabirds in Hawai i. But birdwatching for Noio isn t just a pleasant afternoon activity it can also provide critical information about the landscape.
Fisher-people deemed Noio aku birds or birds that indicate the presence of aku. Noio will flock above a school of aku fish that is about to surface, creating the perfect opportunity for a watchful fisherperson to swoop in.